Co1 11:1, He reproves them, because in holy assemblies, Co1 11:4, their men prayed with their heads covered, Co1 11:6, and women with their heads uncovered; Co1 11:17, and because generally their meetings were not for the better, but for the worse; Co1 11:21, as, namely, in profaning with their own feast the Lord's supper; Co1 11:25, Lastly, he calls them to the first institution thereof.

power: That is, a covering in sign that she is under the power of her husband. Εξουσια [Strong's G1849], appears here to be used for the sign or token of being under power or authority, that is, a veil, as Theophylact (Ecumenius, and Photius) explain; and so one manuscript of the Vulgate, the Sixtine edition, and some copies of the Itala, have velamen. Gen 20:16, Gen 24:64, Gen 24:65